Shoe with interchangeable sole and heel



AUS' 19, 1930 l A. slEKcz 1,773,242.

SHOE WITH I'NTERGHANGEABLE SOLE AND HEEL Filed March 28, 1929 Patented Aug. 19, 1930 UNITED STATES ANTONI SIEKACZ, OF KBALKA'U, POLAND SHOE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE SOLE AND HEEL Application led March 28, 1929, Serial No.

The commonly used shoes have the defect that, when the sole or the heel are worn, the)1 have to be repaired by a bootmaker.

This invention has for its object to obviate 5 this inconvenience by making the sole and the heel interchangeable so that anybody can substitute a fresh sole or heel for a worn sole or heel.

Several embodiments of the invention are l illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. l shows a shoe with interchangeable sole and heel.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through sole l and heel.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the interchangeable sole.

Fig. 4 is a cross section through the interchangeable heel. Fig.` 5 shows the heel in top plan view,

seen from below.

Fig. 6 shows in top plan view the heel for a military boot.

Fig. 7 shows an interchangeable heel iron for a military boot. A

Fig. 8 is a. cross section through the heel of a military boot.

Fig. 9 shows in end elevation the heel iron inserted in the heel piece.

On the changeable sole b of the boot o1 shoe a leather frame a is sewn designed to be pushed over the stationary sole c. The interchangeable sole b has at the heel portion a cut out portion 'p through which projectsthe stationary heel of the boot.

This interchangeable sole fixed on the boot, does not look different from a stationary sole. On the extension of the stationary heel a plate e of brass is fixed by means of.y screws.v said plate corresponding as regards size and form to the stationary heel. Onto this brass late e a detachable heel d is to be attached y means of screws. This detachable heel d has a brass frame f adapted to be ushed over 4" the brass plate e.

The interchangeable sole b is secured in its position by this detachable heel d. In the heel piece and in the detachable heel a vertical' bore is arranged designed to receive a short rod h which is shorter than the two 350,536, and in roland December 1o, 1927.

bores together so that it can drop into the detachable heel al and secure the same in position.

To remove the detachable heel d the boot has to be turned upside down so that the bolt drops out of the bore of the detachable heel which can then be removed.

A boot with interchangeable sole, according to the invention looks accurately like an ordinary boot;

The removable sole presents the advantage that it is not necessary to put the boot on a last for repairing the sole and that the heel worn on one .side can be simply placed on the other boot the detachable heel of the right boot on the left boot and inversely so that the heel will last twice the time as at present.

Fig. 7 shows an interchangeable heel iron for a military boot. The detachable heel d shown in Fig. 8 designed for military boots has an incision y' into which theheel iron j .shown in Fig. 7 has to be inserted. This incision is of such shape that it is no longer necessary to lix the heel iron with nails. The heel iron or shoe has two latches k designed to be inserted into the detachable heel d.

I claim 1. An interchangeable sole and heel for boots and shoes provided with a heel piece having a bore7 comprising in combination a soie having a cut out portion at the heel to receive said heel piece, a frame of leather sewn on the edge of the sole designed to be pushed over the sole of the boot, a detachable heel having a central bore, a brass frame fixed on the edge of said detachableheel designed'to be pushed over the heel piece of the boot, said detachable heel and frame having a central bore,.and a bolt loosely mounted in said bores o the detachable heel and of the heel piece shorter than these two bores together. Y

2. An interchangeable sole and heel for l, boots and shoes provided with a heel piece having a bore and having a brass plate fixed thereon having a bore therein, comprising in combination, a sole having a cut out portion at the heel to receive said heel piece, a frameof leather sewn on the edge of the sole designed tobe pushed over the sole of the boot.

a detachable heel having a central bore, a brass frame fixed on the edge of said detachable heel designed to be pushed over the brass plate on t e heel piece of the boot, said detachable heel and frame having a central bore, and a bolt loosely mounted in said bores of the detachable heel and of the heel piece and the members connected thereto shorter than these two bores together.

lo In testimony whereof I aiix m si ature.

. ANTONI S E CZ. 

